Cigarette-seam-forming clip.



No. 643,043. Patented Feb. 6, i900. n. N. DAVIDSON.

CIGARETTE SEAM FORMING CLIP.

(Application filed. June 23, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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DAVID NEWTON DAVIDSON, OF VVINOHESTER, VIRGINIA.

CIGARETTE-SEAM-FORMING CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,043, dated February 6, 1900.

Application filed June 23, 1899. erial No. 721,668. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID NEWTON DAVID- SON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Winchester, in the county of Frederick and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Seam-Forming Clips; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of same. Fig. 3 is a section on the line at m, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 3 y, Fig. 1.

vFig. 5 is a front elevation of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the invention as in application. Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are detail views illustrating the different steps in the formation of the seam. Fig. 11 illustrates the pressing inwardly of the wrapper ends. Fig. 12 is an elevation of the completed cigarette.

This invention has relation to a spring cigarette-seam-forming clip, and'has for its object the provision of a simple device of little weight, which may be carried in a vestpocket, for easily and quickly forming cigarettes by hand in such manner as to produce perfect cigarettes of neat and secure character.

With this object in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letters AA designate the two members of my device. For about two-thirds of their length, or a little more than the length of a cigarette, these members are of attenuated semicylindrical form, normally abutting upon their flat faces to form an attenuated two-part cylindrical rod. One of these members A is axially extended rearwardly and enlarged to form a handle portion B, which is preferably of roughened cylindrical form. The other member A is pivoted to the member A at a, near its handle end, and is extended rearwardly of said pivot and bent outwardly and around upon the member A to form a spring 0, which acts to hold the semicylindrical fingers close together.

The operation of the device is as follows: The necessary amount-of tobacco having been deposited in the paper wrapper, the said wrapper is doubled and the abutting ends thereof pressed closely together with the fingers of one hand, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The handle of the rolling and seaming clip is then grasped with the thumb and the second finger of the other hand and the first finger pressed upon the outwardl y-projectin g spring 0 to separate the fingers of the clip, which are slipped over the doubled leaves of the wrapper, at the outer portion thereof, and the spring released, when the paper is firmly held throughout its length between said clip-fingers. (See Fig. 7.) The device is now revolved or turned between the thumb and the first fingers of one hand to roll the paper around the clip until the abutting ends of the paper are taken up in a diminutive seam and the wrapper tightly drawn around the tobacco. (See Fig. 8.) The clip is then withdrawn from the wrapper and the seam compressed, (see Fig. 10,) when finally the paper extending over the ends of the cigarette is pressed inwardly upon the tobacco by means of one end of the device, (see Fig. 11,) and the cigarette is complete, or the ends of the cigarette may be left open.

Owing to the attenuated character of the jaws of this device it is important that they be of twin character, in order that each jaw may be as strong and'infiexible as possible.

It will be noted that the meeting faces of the jaws of my device are fiat throughout their extent, in order that in case the paper wrapper slips in said jaws in rolling the seam tightly it will not be torn.

The clamping-jaws A A to attain the best effect should be as diminutive in cross-section as the strength of the metal employed will allow without rendering them too fragile or flexible. The usual size, as shown in the drawings, is about one-tenth of an inch in diameter. This minute cross-section is essential, for the reason that a minute flattened seam will retain the wrapper tighter about the filler than will a larger seam, is more secure than a larger seam, requires less paper, and is less obstructive.

Although it is ordinarily of some objection to use moisture to hold the seam, still I may utilize the same by first clamping the abutting end portions of the wrapper close to the filler by the jaws of my device and then moistening said abutting end portions and turning them down over one of said jaws upon the cigarette.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The cigarette-seam-forming clip, having the two straight slender and relatively long jaw portions of about the length of a cigarette and normally contacting to form a rod of diminutive cross-section compared with the cross-section of an ordinary cigarette of about one-fourth inch in diameter, substantially as specified.

2. The cigarette-seamiorming clip, having the two straight slender and relatively long twin jaws of about the length of a cigarette and normally contacting to form a rod of diminutive cross-section compared with the cross-sectionof an ordinary cigarette of about one-fourth inch in diameter, and adapted to first clasp and then roll therearound the abutting end portions of a cigarette-wrapper into a tight seam to form a cigarette, substantially as specified.

3. The cigarette-seam-forming clip, comprising the two straight slender and relatively long jaws of semicylindrical form, having the flat meeting faces non-angular throughout their extent, and normally contacting to form an attenuated cylindrical rod of minute cross-section compared with the cross-section of an ordinary cigarette of about one-fourth inch in diameter, the handle eX- tension in the same straight line with one of said jaws, and the spring for maintaining the contact of the jaws, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID NEWTON DAVIDSON.

WVitnesses:

GEo. H. PARMELEE, GEORGE M. ANDERSON. 

